Canned oil servicer



Nov. 20, 1934. 1-1. R. JOHNSON CANNED OIL SERVICER Filed May 24 1934 Inventor fltlorney IE. John-$022 4/ .By W

Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a canned oil servicer, the general object of the invention being to provide a stand having shelves thereon on which the cans of oil are placed and the top shelf of which acts as a support for the cans being opened, so that the cans are not placed on the pavement or other part where the can may become dirty, with danger of the dirt dropping into the oil being placed in the crank case of the car. The device can also be used for advertising the oil and it provides a neat and attractive means for displaying the oil.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the oil draining from the funnel F can be caught in a can placed in the lower part of the device.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. a

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts through the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention, with one of the doors open.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates a base and the numeral 2 indicates a pair of uprights which support an intermediate shelf 3 and a top shelf 4. The members 1, 3 and 4 are shown as of circular shape and each of these members may be formed with an upstanding flange so as to prevent the cans A of oil and the cans A from being pushed off the members. A pair of doors 5 is hinged to one of the uprights 2, as shown at 6, these doors being of substantially semi-circular form in cross section and are provided with the latch means '7 for engaging the keepers 8 on the other upright. oppositely arranged holes are formed in the upper shelf 4 and the enlarged end 9 of a tube 10 is suitably held in each hole, these tubes passing through holes in the shelf 3 and each tube having a short tube 11 slidably connected with its lower end, these tubes 11 being adapted to fit in openings in the cans A placed on the shelf 1 so as to receive oil dripping from funnels, such as shown at B, when the funnels Q the funnel in the oil receiving tube of the motor of the car. After the can is empty, the small end of the funnel is placed in the enlarged upper end 9 of one of the tubes 10 so that the oil from the funnel will drain through i.

the tube into one of the cans A. Thus the device will be kept free of oil with the minimum amount of effort and this'oil which usually goes to waste is saved. As shown, the doors 5 simply cover that part of the device below the intermediate shelf 3, so that the cans placed on the shelf 3 are visible and act as advertising means and advertising matter can be placed on the outer faces of the doors, if desired. By having the tube 11 slidably arranged on the lower I end of each tube 10, this tube can be raised and lowered so that the can A can be readily removed from under a tube or placed thereunder.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:--

1. A device of the class described comprising uprights, a base to which the lower ends of the uprights are connected, an intermediate and a top shelf supported by the uprights, said shelves being adapted to support cans of oil with the top shelf receiving the can which is to be opened by a knifed funnel, and a tube leading from the top shelf to a point adjacent the base, the upper end of the tube having a cylindrical enlargement, the upper end of which passes through a portion of the top shelf with its upper extremity flush with the upper surface of the shelf, said upper end receiving the spout of the funnel, after the funnel hinged at one upright, lock means connecting each door to the other upright, a tube having an enlarged cylindrical upper end passing through the top shelf with its upper extremity flush with the upper face of the shelf, said tube passing through the intermediate shelf and terminating above the base, a telescoping tubular part on the lower end of the tube; said tube being adapted to receive a funnel in its upper portion and to drain the oil therefrom into a can placed on the base, the intermediate and top shelves being of circular shape.

HARRY R. JOHNSON. 

